Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 25, 2015

North Carolina State beats North Carolina, 58-46, in men's college basketball; other men's college basketball scores noted. MORE

Feb. 22, 2015

College Basketball Roundup; North Carolina defeats Georgia Tech, 89-60; other men's college basketball scores noted. MORE

Feb. 20, 2015

Advisory panel at the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors recommends closing three academic centers, including a poverty center and one dedicated to social change; liberal groups accuse state's conservative majority of using changes to target ideological opponents. MORE

Feb. 19, 2015

Duke beats North Carolina, 92-90, in overtime, in men's college basketball. MORE

Feb. 15, 2015

Profile of Houston Summers, 27-year-old junior at University of North Carolina who has already had short career as rookie pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks; since his arrival at Chapel Hill in fall of 2013 as a 25-year-old freshman, Summers has his hopes set on becoming student body president while also aiming for medical school. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

College Basketball Roundup; University of North Carolina women's team defeats Florida State University, 71-63; other men's and women's scores noted. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Harvey Araton On College Basketball column examines history of celebrated Winston-Salem State University basketball coach Clarence Gaines, and his son Clarence Gaines Jr; notes that Gaines family, huge figures in their primarily black town, had a long and abiding respect for North Carolina coach Dean Smith and his progressive views on racial integration. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith, who recently died, was pioneer in use of possession-based statistical analysis, which is now standard practice for both college and professional coaches. MORE

Feb. 9, 2015

Dean Smith, who became one of most respected coaches in history of college basketball during his 36-year tenure at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, dies at age 83; Smith will be remembered for building team into perennial powerhouse and for his battle against racial discrimination at a time when segregation was still prevalent in the South. MORE

Feb. 9, 2015

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column recalls that recently deceased University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith was tireless civil rights advocate and was truly concerned with players' education and moral development. MORE

Feb. 3, 2015

University of Virginia defeats University of North Carolina, 75-64; other college basketball news noted. MORE

Jan. 28, 2015

Editorial expresses support for lawsuit filed by Rashanda McCants and Devon Ramsay against their alma mater University of North Carolina and the NCAA, alleging that they did not receive meaningful education due to their participation in athletic programs; maintains that NCAA knows that some student athletes are in fact simply unpaid professionals, and unless organization recognizes this fact, universities will continue to exploit system. MORE

Jan. 23, 2015

Class-action lawsuit filed against University of North Carolina by former student athletes Rashanda McCants, who played women's basketball, and Devon Ramsay, who played football, accuses school of academic fraud and failing to educate athletes; filing comes shortly after release of Kenneth L Wainstein's report, which found that many North Carolina athletes took classes that appeared to be shams. MORE

Jan. 16, 2015

College Basketball Roundup; Notre Dame women's basketball team defeats University of North Carolina, 89-79; other women's and men's basketball scores noted. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

No 13 Notre Dame fends off No 18 North Carolina, 71-70; other college basketball scores noted. MORE

Dec. 27, 2014

Rutgers dominates North Carolina, 40-21, in college football's Quick Lane Bowl. MORE

Dec. 21, 2014

College Basketball Roundup; North Carolina defeats Ohio State, 82-74, in men's action; other men's and women's scores noted. MORE

Dec. 17, 2014

College Basketball Roundup; Oregon State women's basketball team beats North Carolina, 70-55; other women's and men's scores noted. MORE

Dec. 14, 2014

College Basketball Roundup; Kentucky men's college basketball team defeats North Carolina, 84-70; other men's and women's results noted. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

Rutgers will meet North Carolina in college football's Quick Lane Bowl. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

College Basketball Roundup; Iowa upsets North Carolina, 60-55, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge; other men's and women's scores noted. MORE

Nov. 27, 2014

College Basketball Roundup; Butler men overcome poor shooting performance to defeat North Carolina, 74-66; other men's and women's results noted. MORE

Nov. 18, 2014

Harvard University and University of North Carolina are being sued by legal advocacy group Project on Fair Representation, which alleges that affirmative action policies are limiting admissions of white and Asian-American students and should be banned at colleges. MORE

Oct. 23, 2014

University of North Carolina releases report revealing that, between 1993 and 2011, two employees in African studies department presided over a 'shadow curriculum' designed to help struggling Tar Heels athletes, stay afloat; classes required no attendance, little academic work, and most were created and graded solely by an administrative assistant; NCAA officials have reopened an investigation following release of report. MORE

Jul. 1, 2014

NCAA announces that it is reopening investigation into whether University of North Carolina athletics program violated rules in connection with a department that held dozens of bogus classes that distributed inflated grades to athletes; inquiry concerns university's football and men's basketball programs in one of the largest academic scandals in college sports. MORE

May. 6, 2014

Joe Nocera Op-Ed column commends whistle-blower Mary Willingham for her long effort to lay bare how the University of North Carolina and other schools admit student athletes who are not ready for college courses, and allow them to graduate without receiving an education; holds Willingham's work is an important part of movement to dismantle the power of the NCAA and athletic departments over how universities are managed. MORE

Apr. 27, 2014

University of North Carolina is at odds with Raleigh News & Observer reporter Dan Kane over his expose of academic malfeasance, some of it relating to athletes; he has outraged alumni and fans over what they say are his wrongheaded efforts to link the academic scandal to the sports program. MORE

Apr. 4, 2014

James Michael McAdoo, junior forward for North Carolina, announces he will enter NBA draft; other college basketball news noted. MORE

Mar. 24, 2014

Iowa State defeats North Carolina, 85-83, in third round of NCAA tournament. MORE

Mar. 24, 2014

College Basketball Women's Roundup; North Carolina defeats Tennessee-Martin, 60-58, in first round of NCAA tournament; other scores noted. MORE

Mar. 22, 2014

College Basketball Men's Roundup; North Carolina beats Providence, 79-77, in second round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament; other NCAA tournament results noted. MORE

Mar. 9, 2014

Feb. 21, 2014

North Carolina rallies to beat Duke, 74-66, in men's college basketball; other college basketball results noted. MORE

Jan. 28, 2014

Frank Bruni Op-Ed column relates story of Emilio Vicente, gay Latino who openly identifies as an undocumented immigrant and who is running for student body president at the University of North Carolina; praises Vicente for his goal of redefining the image of the undocumented, especially in state that has taken a rightward political turn. MORE

Jan. 12, 2014

College Basketball Men's Roundup; Syracuse defeats North Carolina, 57-45, in an Atlantic Coast Conference marquee matchup; other men's and women's scores noted. MORE

Jan. 6, 2014

Editorial holds indictment of former professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who ran bogus courses for football players shows how revenue-rich intercollegiate athletics is warping academic life; points out NCAA should be alarmed at this scandal but shows no signs of dedicated reform. MORE

Jan. 1, 2014

University of North Carolina and law-enforcement officials report that some classes that attracted numerous athletes never met, and some grades in those classes were illicitly changed; indictment handed up by Orange County, NC, jury charges Prof Julius Nyang'oro, internationally respected scholar, with fraud; critics say it covers just a small piece of one of the biggest cases of academic fraud in the state's history. MORE

Nov. 25, 2013

Nov. 18, 2013

College Basketball Men's Roundup; Belmont upsets North Carolina, 83-80; other men's and women's college basketball news noted. MORE

Oct. 18, 2013

Miami defeats North Carolina, 27-23, after 3-yard touchdown with 16 seconds left. MORE

Oct. 15, 2013

North Carolina's women's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell is found to have leukemia and will step away temporarily from her coaching duties. MORE

Aug. 30, 2013

South Carolina defeats North Carolina, 27-10, in college football. MORE

Jun. 21, 2013

North Carolina coaches have been accused of jeopardizing future career of pitcher Kent Emanuel by using him in relief in an NCAA game two days after he threw 124 pitches in a start; in an eight-day stretch, Emanuel, a third-round pick of the Houston Astros, threw 238 pitches in three tournament games. MORE

Jun. 17, 2013

North Carolina State defeats North Carolina, 8-1, in baseball's College World Series; other tournament news noted. MORE

Jun. 3, 2013

May. 28, 2013

North Carolina is No. 1 seed in 2013 NCAA baseball tournament; other college sports news noted. MORE

May. 7, 2013

Joe Nocera Op-Ed column discusses departure of Holden Thorp, chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whose largely successful tenure was overshadowed by ongoing athletic scandal; holds few college chancellors are prepared for managing bloated importance and corruption of college sports, which have become a $6 billion business. MORE

Mar. 27, 2013

Mar. 25, 2013

Kansas defeats North Carolina, 70-58, in third round of NCAA men's basketball tournament. MORE

Mar. 8, 2013

Education Department begins investigation into claims that University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill routinely botched sexual assault and harassment complaints and mistreated victims; inquiry is latest in series of similar allegations against high-profile colleges and universities. MORE

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